May

This Week
Monday
* 5th Grade Outdoor Ed - Lautenbach & Rayens

Tuesday
* 5th Grade Outdoor Ed -  Hawk, Dalcerri, & Broecker
* 8:40 - 11:00 Kindergarten Field Day

Wednesday
* 7:30 - End of the year staff meeting in the Gold Mine room
* Field Day - See below for more info

Thursday
* Legend Graduation

Friday
* K Graduation
* 5th Grade to Tallman park & video
* 3:15 Clap out
* 4:15 End of the year celebration at Brewery Bar in Lone Tree.

Reminders
* Please enter reading scores in IC in TWO places -
1) The specific book they read and the date
2) The highest independent level at the drop down for the grade level.

* We are in need of books for our new 1st grade class. If you have any books you would like to donate we will take them!

Technology ReImage - Important Dates 
All devices need to be re-image and inventoried.  Please see the dates and events below.

* May 22 @ 7:30-8:10 Back Up Files - In the Lab. This is the only time Megan will be available.
If you do not back up your files you will lose personal pictures, music and files

* May 23 @ 9:00 AM - 5th Grade - Turn in Student Labtops to the lab
* May 24 @ 8:00 AM - All teacher ipads, iPad carts to the RTI room & 4th Grade Labtops to the lab
* May 25 Reimage window: 8:00-11:00
* May 29 Reimage windows: 8:00-10:00 or 10:00-12:00

Kindie-2nd Grade Tech End of Year Guidelines

Chromebook Tech End of Year Guidelines

Laptop Tech End of Year Guidelines

EPR
* EPRs are due on Tuesday, May 29th at noon.

BLUE FOLDER
* Please include the following documents in the blue folder for the end of the year: ALP, 504, Last DRA, RtI Paperwork, READ Plan. Click here for direction on how to print READ plans. 

* Click here for a funny from our second favorite principal on class placement!

Clothing Drive
Robin will be hosting a clothing exchange in the OT room this week. You can deliver any clothing you no longer want and grab something new! Her students will organize and prepare the clothing to exchange.

Field Day
Tuesday, May 22 
8:40-11:00 - Kindergarten

Stations are run by selected students from Raynes and Lautenbach.

Wednesday May 23 

8:45 - 11:45 - 4th, 5th, McMillan, Russell, and Shepperd

12:45 - 3:15 - 1st, 2nd, and Meredith

Afternoon stations are run by selected students from Hawk, Dalcerri, and Broecker.

Lunches will remain the same with the following exceptions: 

* Meredith's class will go to lunch from 11:40 to 12:20

* 20 selected 5th graders will go from 11:40-12:20.

Karen will be supervising their recess time and using the time to prepare 5th grade volunteers for afternoon work.

Happy Birthday
Elizabeth Zankey - May 21st
Elizabeth Meuli - May 22nd
Ashley Dalcerri - May 22nd
Shelly Williams - June 1st
Barbara Kilburn - June 2nd
Sarah Wilson - June 4th
Karen Warner - June 17th
Angel Zayaz - June 18th
Victoria Bartony - June 24th
Kerry Dazzio - June 25th
Kathryn Kramer - July 1st
Libby Bergner - July 24th
Bev Holtzer - July 26th
Jenn Poli - July 27th
Diane Brown - July 30th
Sherry Dowling - August 5th

Go For the Gold
* Welcome back Betsy Zankey!
* Thank you Karen Petty for being flexible and having Music in the Gold Mine room.
* Thank you Karen Warner for allowing GTT to use the gym!
* Thank you Leadership team for your time and contributions!
* Thank you Jessalyn Russell and Ashley Dalcerri for helping with interviews!
* Thank you Fat Friday team for the amazing lunch!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Dalcerri
Lounge Duty: Evans/Carmack

Hang on! We're almost there!

MAY

This Week
Monday
* Kindie field trip - Padrnos/Zankey/Holmes

Tuesday
* 7:30 - Back up files help session in the tech lab
* 7:45 - Math Olympiad award ceremony in the gym
* 9:15-2:00 Graham/Woolums/Steinher to Castlewood Canyon
* Kindie field trip - Brown/Marchese/Rossi

Wednesday
* SD: Placement

Thursday
* 7:30 - Leadership team meeting in the Gold Mine room
* 4:30 SAC meeting

Friday
* Aladin Performance
1:00-2:00 - 1st, 2nd, Meredith, Russell, Rossi
2:15-3:15 - 4th, 5th, Shepperd, McMillan, Padrnos, Zankey
* Fat Friday - Celebrate summer picnic

Reminders:
* All Music classes will be held in the Gold Mine room all week.

Technology Extra Plan Time Schedule

End of the Year Party
Our end of year celebration will be at the Brewery Bar in Lone Tree at 4:15

Technology ReImage - Important Dates 
All devices need to be re-image and inventoried.  Please see the dates and events below.

* May 15 @ 7:30-8:10 Back Up Files - In the Lab
* May 22 @ 7:30-8:10 Back Up Files - In the Lab
If you do not back up your files you will lose personal pictures, music and files

* May 23 @ 9:00 AM - 5th Grade - Turn in Student Labtops to the lab
* May 24 @ 8:00 AM - All teacher ipads, iPad carts to the RTI room & 4th Grade Labtops to the lab
* May 25 Reimage window: 8:00-11:00
* May 29 Reimage windows: 8:00-10:00 or 10:00-12:00

Kindie-2nd Grade Tech End of Year Guidelines

Chromebook Tech End of Year Guidelines

Laptop Tech End of Year Guidelines

EPR
* Share EPRs with sped, specials, RtI/ESL if you have not done so yet. 
* EPRs are due on Tuesday, May 29th at noon.

BLUE FOLDER
* Please include the following documents in the blue folder for the end of the year: ALP, 504, Last DRA, RtI Paperwork, READ Plan. Click here for direction on how to print READ plans. 

OTHER
* Please make sure all DRA/F&P data is entered into IC. 

* The Benefits Open Enrollment window opened on Friday, May 4th, and will be open through Thursday, May 31st. This is your opportunity to designate your health insurance options. Your benefit choices will be available in your Workday Inbox on May 4, 2018. 

Field Day
Tuesday, May 22 
8:40-11:00 - Kindergarten

Stations are run by selected students from Raynes and Lautenbach.

Wednesday May 23 

8:45 - 11:45 - 4th, 5th, McMillan, Russell, and Shepperd

12:45 - 3:15 - 1st, 2nd, and Meredith

Afternoon stations are run by selected students from Hawk, Dalcerri, and Broecker.

Lunches will remain the same with the following exceptions: 

* Meredith's class will go to lunch from 11:40 to 12:20

* 20 selected 5th graders will go from 11:40-12:20.

Karen will be supervising their recess time and using the time to prepare 5th grade volunteers for afternoon work.

* We are going to have a kids' clothing exchange the last week of school. Start gathering all your outgrown clothing and walk away with new clothes for your kids! Location TBD. 

Happy Birthday
Fernando Arguello - May 18th
Ayantu Geriba - May 20

Go For the Gold
* Thank you Kindergarten team for a great, well organized Kindergarten orientation!
* Thank you Karen Petty for all of the work you put into the choir performance!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Hawk
Lounge Duty: Brakefield/Braden

May 2018

This Week - HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION!
Monday
* READ Act Meetings
* Lunch provide by PTO

Tuesday
* 7:30-8:15 Drop In EPR Refresher in the Gold Mine room
* READ Act Meetings

Wednesday
* Staff Development - Class Placement @ Sped Conference Room - Placement
* 11:40-11:55 - Orchestra concert for 3rd and 4th grades

Thursday
* Jenny - Admin Meeting
* 6:00 pm - K Round Up
* Megan will be meeting with all teachers to overview end of year technology guidelines. See schedule HERE. 

Friday
* Teacher Appreciation Lunch
* During your lunch, stop by the Gold Mine room for some pampering!

Reminders
CITE
* Please approve your summative evaluation in InspirED between May 4 - May 10

READ Plans
* We will have a roving sub to cover your class to update READ plans on Monday & Tuesday. Click here for the schedule. 

EPR
* Share EPRs with sped, specials, RtI/ESL by the end of the day on Tuesday, May 8th. 
* EPRs are due on Tuesday, May 29th at noon.

BLUE FOLDER
* Please include the following documents in the blue folder for the end of the year: ALP, 504, Last DRA, RtI Paperwork, Letter to the New Teacher, Blue Artic Sheets, Read Plans and Placement Cards.

PLACEMENT
* We will continue the placement process this week in the sped conference room.

CONCERT
* All 4th & 5th graders who are in orchestra will be performing in the concert on Wednesday. Please have them go to the gym at 11:30. This concert is for all 3rd and 4th graders.

Tech Extra Plan Schedule

OTHER
* Student behavior always increases at the end of the year.  Please keep classroom practices and procedures as consistent as possible to support this!

* All computers will need to be reimaged at the end of the year. Help sessions will be offered on May 15th and May 22nd at 7:30 in the tech lab if you need support backing up your files. A reimagining schedule will be shared with you next week. 

* Please make sure all DRA/F&P data is entered into IC. 

* The Benefits Open Enrollment window opened on Friday, May 4th, and will be open through Thursday, May 31st. This is your opportunity to designate your health insurance options. Your benefit choices will be available in your Workday Inbox on May 4, 2018. 

* This will be the last week for Library. Please do not send students down the last two weeks of school.

Happy Birthday
Ashley Peterson - May 8th
Beth Marafiote - May 10th
Lisa Nejedlo - May 11th 

Go For the Gold
* Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you for the amazing work you do with children every day! Your time and dedication are noticed and greatly appreciated!
* Thank you car loop and crosswalk peeps for weathering the storm last Thursday!
* Thank you to all of our wonderful nutrition services staff! 
* Thank you teachers for a great beginning to creating class lists!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Broecker
Lounge Duty: Petty/Simpson

Update of Lou!

May

This Week
Monday

Tuesday
* Assess All K-3 Students & READ Act Students on I Station


Wednesday
* Assess All K-3 Students & READ Act Students on I Station 
* Staff Development @ Gold Mine Room - Placement
* 2nd grade field trip to Castlewood Canyon
* 9:00-10:00 5th grade Legend Children’s Theater production in the gym.

Thursday
* Jenny - Admin Meeting

Friday
* Jenny's Out
* 9:15 - 1:15 3rd Grade science trip to Cimarron

Reminders
CITE
* Please approve your summative evaluation in InspirED between May 4 - May 13.
* ALL CITE 6 Data was due on Friday.  Please make sure your scores are all inputed.

Data
* Please assess all K-3 students & READ Act Students on I Station on May 1st or 2nd
* PLEASE make sure you enter your DRA/F&P data into IC by May 1st. 

Placement
* We will begin the placement process by placing special education / high needs students
* Please bring all completed placement cards to the Gold Mine Room

Other
* Please be at the front of the line when you walk your students out of the building at the end of the day. 


Happy Birthday
Stacie Martino - May 2nd
Kim Cohn - May 2nd
Mel Berry - May 5th

Go For the Gold
* Thank you Karen Petty for an amazing talent show!
* Thank you Megan Fleet and Karen Warner for covering car loop!
* Thank you Fat Friday team for the delicious taco bar!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Lautenbach
Lounge Duty: Dazzio/Warner

Congratulations to our amazing Apple Award winners, Jen Dale and Stacie Martino!

April/May

This Week
Monday
* Jenny summative evals

Tuesday
* Libby summative evals

Wednesday
* 7:30 Input CITE 6 data support session
* Jenny summative evals

Thursday
* Libby summative evals

Friday
* Talent Show - see below for more info
* Fat Friday - Cinco de Mayo taco bar

Reminders
* PLEASE make sure you enter your DRA/F&P data into IC by May 1st. 

* Please be at the front of the line when you walk your students out of the building at the end of the day. 

* Intermediate Teachers: Please see the Tech Extra Plan time schedule for your time. 

* The district is moving to a new printer system called Paper Cut on April 24th. You will not be able to print from the large printers from 10:30-12:30 on April 24th. You will also need to meet with Megan at the office copier prior to printing for the first time. She will be available on the 24th from 12:30 -3:15.

* Please make sure all CITE 6 data is entered by the morning of April 25th. If you do not have it entered, please plan on attending the support session at 7:30 on 4/25. Don't forget to bring your data.
Click here for directions on how to enter CITE 6 data. 

* Please remember the summative rubric states that all 4cs should be planned for, assessed and taught by the end of the year. Please plan on bringing artifacts of this work to the meeting if you have them. 

EOY READ PLANS
* Please administer Istation to ALL K-3 students and any 4th & 5th graders who are on READ plans on either May 1st or 2nd. We will collaboratively update current plans and write new plans on May 7th & 8th. We will have a rotating sub for this process. Please continue to progress monitor these students in Alpine.

Talent Show April 27

First and Second Grade classes: please supervise your children during the talent show. You will have regular afternoon specials.

9:15- 10:15 - Wilson, Martino, Steinher, Graham, Meier, Woolums, Anderson

10:30 - 11:30 Roon, Robart,

Third -Fifth Grade Classes: Please take your students and get them settled in the gym and take 40 minutes for your plan time while your children are being supervised by specials teachers. You will not have regular morning specials -  your plan time will be during the talent show. 

9:15 - 10:15 Holtzer, Westra, Hawk, Lautenbach 

10:30 - 11:30 McMillan, Meredith, Shepperd, Russell, Kramer, Poli, Broeker, Dalcerri, Rayens

Information for Next School Year

* Schedule for 2018-2019

* Opening Week for 2018-2019 - All Staff Return August 2

* Notes from Leadership Team Meeting


Go For the Gold
* A huge thank you to our leadership team for their time and contributions!
* Thank you Karen Petty for an amazing EARTH day assembly!
* Thank you Jeannette Shepperd, Kelly Broecker, & Bev Holtzer for your flexibility!
* Thank you Mel Berry and Jen Borchert for administering CMAS make-ups!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Rayens
Lounge Duty: Shepperd/Fleet

Thank you Kerry Dazzio for our amazing art case at Legend High School!

APRIL

This Week
Monday
* Lockdown & Fire Drill

Tuesday
* Leadership team meeting

Wednesday
SD: Team time

Thursday
* 9:00-1:00 First grade field trip to Botanic Gardens
* 2:30 Earth Day assembly

Friday
* No school!

Reminders
* Intermediate Teachers: Please see the Tech Extra Plan time schedule for your time. Because it is a shortened week, please note that your times may vary the following week.

* Our Earth Day all-school sing along will be on Thursday at 2:30. Click here for the seating chart.

* Please administer Istation to all K-3 students and any 4th & 5th graders who are on READ plans on either May 1st or May 2nd. We will collaboratively update current plans and write new plans on May 7th & 8th. We will have a rotating sub for this process. Please continue to progress monitor these students in Alpine.

* We will input CITE 6 data in InspirED during a staff meeting on Wednesday, April 25th at 7:30. Please come with your data. You do not need to attend if your data is inputted by the morning of the 25th.  

* The District is moving to a new printer system called Paper Cut on April 24.  You will not be able to print from the large printers from 10:30-12:30 on April 24.  You will also need to meet with Megan at the office copier prior to printing for the first time.  She will be available on the 24th from 12:30-3:15 (in the office) or the morning of April 25.

* We are excited for the talent show on Friday, April 27.  Specials teachers will supervise your class if this is your planning time.  Please see the performance schedule below:

9:15-10:15

1 Wilson, 1 Martino, 2 Steinher, 2 Graham, 2 Meier, 2 Woolums, 2 Anderson,  4 Holtzer, 4 Westra, 5 Hawk, 5 Lautenbach

10:30-11:30

1 Roon, 1 Robart, 3 McMillan, 3 Meredith, 3 Shepperd, 3 Russell, 4 Kramer, 4 Poli, 5 Broeker, 5 Dalcerri and 5 Rayens

Happy Birthday
Shannon Wilde - April 17th
Alyssa Castillo - April 22nd

Go For the Gold
* Thank you everyone for a successful testing season!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Dalcerri
Lounge Duty: Meredith/Russell

APRIL

This Week
Monday
* CMAS testing

Tuesday
* CMAS testing
* SD: Workshop and Thinking Strategies

Wednesday
* CMAS testing

Thursday

Friday

Reminders
EPR
* If you have not done so yet, please give Libby your finalized EPR sheet for spring semester.

CITE 6
* We will input CITE 6 data in InspirED during a staff meeting on Wednesday, April 25 at 7:30.  Please come with your data.  All data will need to be inputted into the system by Friday, April 27.

EOY READ PLANS
* Please administer Istation to ALL K-3 students and any 4th & 5th graders who are on READ plans on either May 1st or 2nd. We will collaboratively update current plans and write new plans on May 7th & 8th. We will have a rotating sub for this process. Please continue to progress monitor these students in Alpine.

SUMMATIVE EVALS
* Please schedule your summative evaluation for the week of April 23 with Anita if you have not done so already.  The rubric states that all 4cs should be planned for, assessed and taught by the end of the year.  Please plan on bringing artifacts of this work to the meeting if you have them.

CMAS
* 5th grade Science - 10:00-11:45
* 4th grade Math - 1:30-3:00
* Please ensure all students who receive text-to-speech for Science or Math have headphones. Please provide students with scratch paper.
* Please remember to charge your devices for CMAS each day!
* Please cover all math and science related items on your walls. Don't forget to remove name tags.

FIELD DAY
* Field day will be May 22nd for Kindergarten and May 23rd for 1-5 grades.

CLASS PLACEMENT PROCESS & PARENT INPUT

Creating balanced class lists that meet the needs of all students is a difficult endeavor.  This process involves hours of thoughtful dialogue between classroom teachers, administrators and other staff members.  We know that creating a strong learning environment is essential to students’ success and we therefore take this responsibility seriously.  Please be assured that we take each child into consideration.  Please see our process below.

·     Teachers identify the social and academic needs of each student.  They refer to existing data and record pertinent information to assist them in their decision-making.

·     Teachers meet as grade level teams to form class lists that are balanced.  Balanced classrooms meet each student’s academic, social and emotional needs.  Teachers consider each child’s personality, academic strengths, needs and friendships. Learning specialists, the specials team and administration also collaborate with classroom teachers to provide feedback.

·     Each grade level team types several drafts of class lists.  I review final lists to ensure all parent input has been considered.  Classroom teachers approve any changes I suggest given parent feedback to ensure classes remain balanced. 

·     Class lists are finalized in mid July to reflect the addition of students joining Gold Rush in the summer.

This process is consistent across grades K-4.  Our 5th grade team collaborates with the teachers at Cimarron Middle School to ensure students’ success in 6^th grade.

We strongly believe that this detailed and collaborative process creates learning environments that benefit all students.  Please remember that our ultimate goal is to create classes that promote the success of each child.  Please also know that your child is placed in a classroom for specific reasons and that our process benefits all students.  Because of the input and thought given by teachers, parents and administrators, we are reluctant to make changes once this process is complete.  It may be hard to believe, but moving one child can disrupt the balance of an entire classroom. 

We do value parent input and welcome any insight you wish to share about your child’s strengths, needs and learning style.  We will take into consideration all pertinent information that you share with me on or before Friday, April 25th.  While we welcome your input, we cannot honor specific teacher requests.  Please put your thoughts in writing and address them to me (Jenny Brown).  I will accept either a letter or email (jjbrown@dcsdk12.org).

I cannot express enough how important it is that your thoughts are in writing.  As you can imagine, I receive a great deal of parent input and verbal information is difficult to track.  I also prefer that you direct this communication to me, as I am ultimately responsible for reviewing final class lists in July when teachers may be available.

Happy Birthday
Pam Ditus - April 9th

Go For the Gold
* Karen Petty was recently interviewed for a pod cast. March was Music in Our Schools Month. You can hear the interview below. Thank you for sharing Karen!

Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast #28 with Karen Petty

* Thank you teachers for another successful week of CMAS! Thank you Justin Brakefield, Mel Berry, and Megan Fleet for administering make-ups!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Hawk
Lounge Duty: Steinher/McMillan